Though we specialize in TN Visas for NAFTA Professionals, L-1 Visas for Business Expansion into the US, and E Visas for Traders & Investors, we also assist with other types of temporary work visas.
Here are the remaining nonimmigrant visa classifications for temporary workers, listed below in alphabetical order.
CW-1 Visas for CNMI-Only Transitional Workers
The CNMI-Only Transitional Worker (CW-1) Visa classification allows employers in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) to apply for permission to employ aliens who are otherwise ineligible to work under other nonimmigrant worker categories. The CW classification provides a method for the transition from the former CNMI foreign worker permit system to the US immigration system. Any spouse and children under the age of 21 may accompany or follow to join as a CW-2 nonimmigrant.
E-3 Visas for Specialty Occupation Workers from Australia
The E-3 classification applies only to nationals of Australia. You must be coming to the United States solely to perform services in a specialty occupation. The specialty occupation requires theoretical and practical application of a body of highly specialized knowledge and the attainment of a bachelor’s or higher degree in the specific specialty, or its equivalent, as a minimum for entry into the occupation in the United States.
E-3 Visas are issued for up to two (2) years at a time with no maximum number of extensions. Any spouse and children under the age of 21 may accompany or follow to join as an E-3 nonimmigrant.
H-1B1 Visas for Specialty Occupations from Chile & Singapore
H-1B1 Visas are available to citizens of Chile and Singapore. The requirements for the classification are similar to an H-1B Visa. (Learn more about H-1B Visas.)
H-2A Visas for Temporary Agricultural Workers
The H-2A classification allows US employers or US agents who meet specific regulatory requirements to bring foreign nationals to the United States to fill temporary agricultural jobs. Any spouse and children under the age of 21 may accompany or follow to join as an H-4 nonimmigrant.
H-2B Visas for Temporary Non-Agricultural Workers
The H-2B classification allows US employers or US agents who meet specific regulatory requirements to bring foreign nationals to the United States to fill temporary non-agricultural jobs. Any spouse and children under the age of 21 may accompany or follow to join as an H-4 nonimmigrant.
H-3 Visas for Nonimmigrant Trainees or Special Education Exchange Visitors
The H-3 classification allows noncitizens to come temporarily to the United States as either:
- A trainee to receive training in any field of endeavor, other than graduate medical education or training, that is not available in the noncitizen’s home country
- A special education exchange visitor to participate in a special education exchange visitor training program that provides for practical training and experience in the education of children with physical, mental, or emotional disabilities
Any spouse and children under the age of 21 may accompany or follow to join as an H-4 nonimmigrant.
I Visas for Representatives of Foreign Media
You may be eligible for the I Representatives of Foreign Media nonimmigrant visa if:
- You represent a foreign information media outlet (press, radio, film, or other foreign information media)
- You are coming to the United States to engage solely in this profession
- You have a home office in a foreign country
Occupations under this category include reporters, film crews, editors, and similar occupations. Any spouse and children under the age of 21 may accompany or follow to join as an I nonimmigrant.
P-1A Visas for Athletes
The P-1A classification applies to you if you are coming temporarily to the United States solely for the purpose of performing at a specific athletic competition as:
- An individual athlete at an internationally recognized level of performance
- Part of a group or team at an internationally recognized level of performance
- A professional athlete
- An athlete or coach, as part of a team or franchise that is located in the United States and a member of a foreign league or association
The P-1A classification also applies to professional or amateur athletes coming temporarily to the United States solely to perform in a specific theatrical ice skating production or tour, individually or as part of a group.
Any spouse and children under the age of 21 may accompany or follow to join as a P-4 nonimmigrant.
P-1B Visas for Members of an Internationally Recognized Entertainment Group
The P-1B classification applies to you if you are coming to the United States temporarily to perform as a member of an entertainment group that has been established for a minimum of one year and recognized internationally as outstanding in the discipline for a sustained and substantial period of time. Any spouse and children under the age of 21 may accompany or follow to join as a P-4 nonimmigrant.
P-2 Visas for Individual Performers or Part of a Group Entering to Perform Under a Reciprocal Exchange Program
The P-2 classification applies to you if you are coming temporarily to perform as an artist or entertainer, individually or as part of a group, who will perform under a reciprocal exchange program between an organization in the United States and an organization in another country. Any spouse and children under the age of 21 may accompany or follow to join as a P-4 nonimmigrant.
P-3 Visas for Artists or Entertainers Coming to Be Part of a Culturally Unique Program
The P-3 classification applies to you if you are coming temporarily to perform, teach, or coach as artists or entertainers, individually or as part of a group, under a program that is culturally unique. Any spouse and children under the age of 21 may accompany or follow to join as a P-4 nonimmigrant.
R-1 Visas for Nonimmigrant Religious Workers
The R-1 classifications is for aliens who are coming to the United States temporarily to work at least part-time (an average of at least 20 hours per week) as a minister or in a religious vocation or occupation and be employed by:
- A non-profit religious organization in the United States
- A religious organization that is authorized by a group tax exemption holder to use its group tax exemption
- A non-profit organization which is affiliated with a religious denomination in the United States.
To qualify, you must have been a member of a religious denomination having a bona fide non-profit religious organization in the United States for at least two years immediately before filing the petition. Any spouse and children under the age of 21 may accompany or follow to join as an R-2 nonimmigrant.
